Award-winning news and arts coverage, and a 31-year commitment to telling the truth and telling it well, have distinguished the Valley Advocate among western Massachusetts media. With a market that extends from Springfield to Northampton and Amherst up the Connecticut...

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I pulled out my iPod Touch to see if there were any available WiFi links from the restaurant or neighboring businesses, only to find—lo and behold—that the town of Amherst was offering me up a connection for nothing. Being a member of the public with a device capable of getting my Internet connection wirelessly was enough.